Frank Stampfl, Scott White and Chris Towers review the headlines from the first weekend of spring training and then break down all different types of strategy in Auction leagues!
0:00- Intro
0:58- News: Felix Bautista faced live hitters
8:08- Injuries from the weekend
13:20- Pitcher velocity readings
20:37- Fun team debuts
24:04- Prospect performances
25:57- Why play in the auction format?
37:26- Developing a plan in auction leagues
44:00- Auction general draft strategy
50:02- Creating auction values
52:24- Hitter vs. Pitcher split
54:33- Nomination strategy
1:08:46- Bidding strategy
1:17:38- Final auction thoughts
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27 Comments
Great way to start out the week
Appreciate you all, thanks for fueling the fantasy baseball community 🎉
51 for sasaki? For a 5 and dive? That’s ridiculous. 51 dollars for a pitcher is ridiculous.
Get your hitters over spend if you have to. Get your guys! Pitching is super deep….wait.
No mention of punting a category?
Devers also isn’t good enough to play 3B even when healthy.
Thank you Frank Scott and Chris!!! Warming Up!!! Baseball Soon!!! I usually don’t play in auction leagues but it is good to learn!
Fantasy baseball is meant for auction drafting
I LOVE auction in football but haven't had a league that does it for baseball yet.
Embrace the chaos
It’s a poker game
If going stars and scrubs, you have to hit on all your scrubs.
Nominating pitchers in a draft is my strategy for this year just cuz I'd love to see all my leaguemates waste their money on a position that can be interchangeable as the season goes on. Then hopefully I can land some real studs for their face value and nothing inflated.
Anyone else just automatically not download/listen when Towers is on? Just the most pretentious mumbo jumbo nothing of a sports analyst out there
I love Lampe
Would anyone trade Tyler O’Neill or A Santander for Lou Bob?
Auction drafts are the best way to play fantasy baseball
So the strategy is just wing it. Thanks Towers!
Paul Goldschmidt is high? Is this 2019?
Hard cores do auctions. Snake drafts are for casuals. Nothing wrong with that.
Scott is spot on how the auctions work.
I'm here for the Mallrats references. The Fantasy Baseball talk is just a bonus.
I get bid up on every player I want or have the lead bid on. Then I can't bid anyone up later because I have no money left lol. Very frustrating!
More Salary Cap episodes would be most welcomed.
I've been in a few auction drafts with them and they draft exactly according to their respective personalities. 🙂
I love nominating catchers and tank the position lol
Thank you guys for discussing H2H auction drafts. I have found it difficult to find good information on the topic. Last year was my first auction draft experience. I felt like a first timer at a poker game with seasoned vets. I would appreciate any advice on future shows about auction drafts and H2H category leagues.